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Today in history, 13 October: KFOR enters Kosovo

On 12 June 1999 the first elements of the NATO-led Kosovo Force entered Kosovo, while the Yugoslav Army and Serbian security forces withdrew on the schedule set by the Military Technical Agreement.

The recorded event closest to today's date in the archive calendar.

Date of the event
Place
Blace border crossing, Prishtina
Evidence status
Evidence status: Documented. Supported by contemporaneous documents, institutional reports or independent studies that corroborate one another.
Refugees at the roadside greet a column of military vehicles
Refugees from Brazda camp cheer British Warrior vehicles advancing towards Prishtina on the day KFOR entered Kosovo.Photo: Capt Jim Gallagher / UK Ministry of Defence · 12 qershor 1999 · Open Government Licence v1.0 (Crown copyright)

On 12 June 1999 the first elements of the NATO-led Kosovo Force entered Kosovo, while the Yugoslav Army and Serbian security forces withdrew on the schedule set by the Military Technical Agreement.

Full event record, with sources and map

Historical context

1999

From the Reçak massacre to the entry of KFOR: six months that saw failed negotiations, NATO's intervention, the mass expulsion of Albanians and crimes documented by international courts.

Read the chapter “1999: Reçak, expulsions and the end of the war”

Sources

  1. [1]NATO. NATO's role in Kosovo. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_48818.htm. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. [2]Sekretari i Përgjithshëm i OKB-së. Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (S/1999/779). 1999-07-12. https://documents.un.org/api/symbol/access?s=S/1999/779&l=en&t=pdf. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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